The UFC hopes to proceed its upward trajectory heading into 2025 and Dana White believes he has the proper option to do exactly that.
Regardless of having a number of fierce rivals through the years, the UFC has stood proud as blended martial arts premier promotion. The corporate not often misses an opportunity at pushing the boundaries, and that is precisely what White desires to do as soon as once more subsequent 12 months.
If all goes to plan, Dana White intends to enterprise into locations new and outdated to broaden the organizations model.
“[2024] was a document 12 months for us once more,” White stated throughout a current look on ESPN’s First Take. “Not solely so far as financially for the corporate however [also] breaking enviornment information.”
“Subsequent 12 months my focus is to go to a variety of locations that we’ve not been shortly or ever.”
“[We’re] attempting to get into Spain, we have by no means accomplished Spain. We’re going again to LA in the beginning of the 12 months. Going to Seattle once more, most likely going to hit Chicago and a few of these different locations we’ve not been shortly.”
Out of the numerous fights the UFC could make subsequent 12 months and past, Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is the one followers appear to be pushing for probably the most.Â
Whereas there have been doubts surrounding the heavyweight title unification bout, Dana White is not frightened.
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The UFC CEO intends to make Jones vs. Aspinall occur in 2025.
“[Jon Jones] has by no means stated behind the scenes, ‘I will not struggle Tom Aspinall.’ It is the precise reverse…”
“Jon Jones is like 37 [or] 38 years outdated now, has these large gaps in between fights, he isn’t afraid to struggle Tom Aspinall.”
“He’ll struggle Tom Aspinall and it will likely be the most important struggle in UFC historical past.”
Hearken to Dana White’s 2025 plans and extra beneath.
